" Aye, Captain." The AI obediently changed the sound track.The three fleeing vessels' sublight drives kicked in at that point, taking them on a course...that was neither Payne's nor the calculation that the AI had just made. Their escort CSS Caldecot Castle launched herself into an arc crossing the path between her charges and the Sa'arm, fired all of her FTL torpedoes somewhat randomly in the general direction of the enemy's emergent traces. She completed her arc in the general heading as the. The girlswould respond to any comments with either a giggle or a sneer, dependingon what was said and what the guy was like. The girls would then go toone of the seating areas and have a laugh and a joke about the guys andtheir comments.These seating areas consisted of high backed sofa type seats, almost likea cubicle, but half circular and seated about eight people comfortably.The tables were a nice height which is very handy, as Amanda and I hadfound to our advantage on more than one. He set his controller down, shutting off the TV, his heart swelling with excitement as he waited for Nahash to appear.Something was different this time. It felt wrong. He couldn’t put his finger on exactly what it was, but the sensation made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. He leapt off the couch as it began to tremble, the wooden floorboards beneath his socks vibrating violently as though something was trying to shake the whole building apart. At this rate, his neighbors were. They felt pride in their work. They discovered that Jessica could work with very little discomfort. The women decided it was time to head out. Now all they needed to do was tell David and Lucille.Lucille outdid herself cooking dinner that night. The stew and cornbread was outstanding and all the men asked for seconds. Lucille knew men and had used her largest pot to make the stew. It had fresh meat (cow meat) and plenty of vegetables. There was corn, peas, green beans, carrots, celery and onion.